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The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...

Respected energy industry consultancy Cornwall Insight says the price cap for the April to June period this year - to be...

VISTA, a tenant referencing service first announced back in November, launches today. Insurance and referencing service HomeLet says the product will “provide...

Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property association has warned.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

A Labour-run London council is consulting on a new licensing scheme for private rented property.  If it goes ahead it will be...

New figures have shown that 2,086 people were found to be sleeping on London’s streets for the first time between July...

The Scottish Greens - who are in effect the architects of rent controls north of the border - have welcomed a...

A business consortium is calling for bold measures to encourage landlords and owner occupiers to retrofit their homes, with the introduction...

A personal finance expert has revealed that a new group which he calls Guppies are reconciled to possibly renting forever. Alan Davison,...

An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...

There’s a blunt warning to renters this morning from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution...

Citizens Advice is calling on the government to provide an unspecified amount of assistance to renters during the current cost of...

Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests...

The rental market is set to benefit from a surge in potential buyers putting their purchase plans on hold. Data from NerdWallet...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months, despite widespread opposition from the lettings...

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

Senior Labour figures have come out with sharply opposing views on whether the party backs rent controls. Shabana Mahmood, a senior MP...

A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...

New research from The Mortgage Lender reveals that 44 per cent of renters would like more cost-of-living support from the government. Specifically...

Annual staff turnover in the property industry is nearing 30 per cent according to a survey by online agency Nested.  The most...

A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...

An agency is giving every one of its 600 full time employees a £750 one-off payment to help with the cost...

The Local Government Association, which comprises 331 of the 333 councils in England and all 22 Welsh unitary councils, is calling on...

RMT rail union leader Mick Lynch and Labour leaders including Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan are leading a call for an...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show that between October and December last year, across England and Wales, there were...

A property firm is claiming that nearly half of the UK’s younger generation of renters stay up at night worrying about...

A national campaign warning about the dangers of damp and mould could help save lives, a property industry insider says. A recent...

The political party propping up the Scottish Government says higher taxes on buy to lets will help the housing market be...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

A survey of letting agents suggests arrears will rise this year, and yet more landlords will quit the private rental sector. The...

A campaign group has protested outside letting agencies in Bristol, protesting against what they describe as “bidding wars” between rival tenants. The...

A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...

A new survey by HomeLet and Dataloft shows that of 12,000 tenants questioned, over three quarters are worried about the cost...

It’s been announced that a deadline for existing hosts on AirBnb and other short let platforms to register with the Scottish...

A new analysis of the market released this morning by Rightmove shows that this year has seen the most competitive on...

The Halifax has released a snapshot of the housing market as the year ends - with the cost of living crisis...

Trends in the lettings market “do not bode well for renters on low incomes” according to an analyst. Jack Godby of lettings...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association has named a new chief executive.  Andy Fenner will support STAA chairperson Merilee Karr and director...

Activists say they are planning protests outside lettings agency offices this weekend. Activists in the London Renters Union and Greater Manchester Tenants...

The downbeat results of a survey by a finance company suggest that half of tenants are worried that they will be...

A new survey from Aviva has revealed that over a million people may rule themselves out of the first-time buyer market,...

Lettings income for LSL Property Services increased two per cent in the past year - at just the time the company...

Propertymark says letting agents should have clear policies and priorities to help ensure properties are kept to the highest standards possible.  The...

A lettings agency in the Brighton area which describes itself as “ethical” is closing down due to staffing issues and the...

The overwhelming majority of people who live in shared rented properties say that the rising cost of household bills is likely...

An average of 85 new applicants were registered per Propertymark member branch in October according to the trade body’s latest lettings...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

Property professionals need to be more vigilant when it comes to their anti-money laundering processes. That’s the view of the manager of an...

A so-called Renters Union is organising a day of action after claiming letting agents are behind recent rent rises. London Renters Union...

An online rental platform warns the average rent bill could reach as much as £2,270/month if prices rise in line with...

Referencing service Homeppl is expanding into Right to Rent checks. A digital R2R check can be integrated into Homeppl tenant referencing checks...

An online lettings agency claims some properties are receiving up to 50 viewing requests - prompting landlords to pull listings to...

Another political party is calling for a winter eviction ban as the first part of a reform programme for the private...

The current higher interest rate environment and the temporary mortgage product withdrawals after the mini Budget will hurt future rental yields,...

The government has released new figures on the amount being spent by local councils on temporary accommodation for homeless households in...

More than a quarter of renters responding to a survey say they are considering leaving the city within the next 12...

A growing number of rental applications are being rejected by agents, it’s been claimed. PropTech firm Vouch says that between January and...

The man behind a new survey of tenants’ voting intentions claims the Conservatives need to worry about losing support amongst young...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations says its members are key to tackling the cost of living crisis but rent freezes,...

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut.  In future there will be no stamp duty on the first...

The cost of living crisis could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on homelessness unless an immediate eviction ban is introduced. That’s the view...

A proposal to introduce rent controls is likely to be discussed at Labour’s annual conference, being held early next week in...

Private renters’ average floor space per person in England has fallen by 16 per cent over the past 20 years while...

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The new Liz...

Activist renters want Liz Truss to follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a rent freeze and eviction ban.  The emergency measures - announced...

No fewer than two thirds of the lettings agents surveyed by Goodlord say they expect more landlords to exit the private...

An emergency rent freeze in the private and public sectors has been announced this afternoon in Scotland. It will last until...

One of the biggest names in the deposit alternative sector says the rental market is “stacked against” private tenants. Gary Wright, chief...

A major lettings agency in London says the imbalance between the number of tenants and available rental properties continues to cause...

HomeLet says it’s to issue all rent protection payments faster, meaning the money will reach agent accounts immediately, subject to banking...

An increasing number of landlord clients are taking out rent insurance according to an online lettings platform. In the first quarter of...

It has emerged that Generation Rent and Shelter are amongst the charities that have written to Conservative leadership contenders Liz Truss...

New research claims students in the UK are currently paying as much as £16,500 per year in living costs - a...

A Labour MP says the government should introduce emergency rent controls as part of a package of measures to combat the...

Airbnb has outlined plans to invest £500,000 to “preserve and showcase the West Midlands' cultural assets and boost tourism in the...

A lettings agency says the cost of living crisis calls into question the viability of a selective licensing scheme in its...

MPs on a key Select Committee have been criticised by the letting agents’ trade body for failing to probe how Local...

A quarter of homebuyers are putting off their purchase due to cost of living fears - and when it comes to...

The sales director of a property investment firm says high house prices, rising interest rates and the broader cost of living...

Landlords and agents face a growing risk of rent arrears and tenant fraud because of the cost of living crisis. That’s the...

A park home specialist is claiming that this property niche is better suited than conventional rental or owned homes for energy...

PropTech companies Goodlord and Vouch have come together to call for input for their State Of The Lettings Industry report. The annual...

A prominent Labour politician in Scotland has made an outspoken attack on the private landlord sector in her call for an...

A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide aimed at improving private rental sector properties. The Energy Saving Trust...

Zoopla - which in recent years has gone out of its way to win agent support - has come out strongly...

The boss of a PropTech rental platform claims that tenants are particularly badly hit by the current cost of living crisis. Research...

More than four in 10 landlords claim their letting agents charge too much - and one in six has been hit...

Last month’s local election results could yet impact on the private rental sector, a prominent industry supplier claims. The Association of Independent...

The pandemic has fuelled an appetite for working from home amongst those seeking employment at lettings agencies and other parts of...

The cost-of-living crisis is leading to further dependence on the Bank of Mum and Dad, following an extended period of support...

The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...

The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...

Research from price comparison service Comparethemarket suggests that 48 per cent of renters do not have contents insurance. Of those, more than...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...